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No one can stop you from giving each act its best.

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 8.32

The source

"No one can stop you from giving each act its best." Marcus Aurelius said it in Meditations 8.32. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"ἵνα δὲ τὸ ἑαυτῆς παρέχῃ, οὐδὲ εἷς σε κωλῦσαι δύναται."

Original Greek, Meditations 8.32. Greek: Leopold 1908 (Teubner) via Perseus.

Who said it

Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Roman emperor who wrote private notes to himself on a military campaign. We know them as the Meditations.

Questions

Who said "No one can stop you from giving each act its best."?
Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD). Source: Meditations 8.32.
What is the original Greek?
ἵνα δὲ τὸ ἑαυτῆς παρέχῃ, οὐδὲ εἷς σε κωλῦσαι δύναται. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

Filed under Grit.

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